Chapter XII
EXPLANATION. "Mother! are you there? Let me in. Mother! open the door." "In a moment, Horace; in a moment."
A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories
Chapter XII
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EXPLANATION.
"Mother!
are
you
there?
Let
me
in.
Mother!
open
the
door."
"In
a
moment,
Horace;
in
a
moment."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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EXPLANATION.
Line 2
"Mother!
are
you
there?
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Let
me
in.
/let miː ɪn/
Line 4
Mother!
open
the
door."
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"In
a
moment,
Horace;
in
a
moment."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me in.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Mother! open the door."”
All words in this reading · 14
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "In a moment, Horace; in a moment."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Mother! are you there?
door
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From this reading Mother! open the door."
EXPLANATION
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From this reading EXPLANATION.
Horace
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From this reading "In a moment, Horace; in a moment."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let me in.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me in.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me in.
moment
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From this reading "In a moment, Horace; in a moment."
Mother
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From this reading "Mother! are you there?
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Mother! open the door."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mother! open the door."
there
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From this reading "Mother! are you there?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mother! are you there?